Installing the Google Home app and making the initial settings

To use your speaker, you first need to install the Google Home app on your smartphone/iPhone and make the initial settings for the speaker.

Note

  • To use the Google Home app, you need to create a Google account and log in to the account beforehand.

  • To download the app and use network services, additional registrations and payment of communication charges and other fees may be required.

  1. Access Google Play or App Store from the smartphone/iPhone.
  2. Install the Google Home app on the smartphone/iPhone.

    For details, visit the website at https://www.google.com/cast/setup/.

  3. Place the speaker as close to a wireless LAN router as possible.
    1. Establish a wireless connection from the smartphone/iPhone to the wireless LAN router.
    2. Take a note of the SSID and the password (encryption key) of the connected wireless LAN router.

      Some of the wireless LAN routers have multiple SSIDs.

      Be sure to take a note of the SSID that you used for establishing the wireless connection from the smartphone/iPhone.

      For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the wireless LAN router.

    3. On the iPhone*, activate the BLUETOOTH function.

      On the smartphone, this step is not required.

      * The Google Home app uses the BLUETOOTH function to identify the speaker.

  4. Connect the supplied AC adaptor to the speaker and turn on the power.

    Connecting the speaker to an AC outlet

  5. Start the app and follow the on-screen instructions to make the initial settings for the speaker.

    Depending on your service, you may have to create an account in advance.

Hint

Note

  • The (BLUETOOTH) button/ PAIRING button and the NFC function are disabled before the Google Assistant setup is complete.

  • Use of the Wi-Fi 5 GHz band is restricted to indoors only.

    When using wireless connections outdoors, disable the Wi-Fi 5 GHz band.

    For details on the wireless LAN settings, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the wireless LAN router.

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